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hernia

[hur-nee-uh] / ˈhɜr ni ə /


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Veteran shortstop Miguel Rojas also spent much of the winter on the mend, after developing an infection following hernia surgery early in the offseason that delayed his recovery by a couple of weeks.

From Los Angeles Times

He also started 14 times last seasons and made 34 appearances overall despite missing 11 months with a sports hernia and adductor injuries that required multiple surgeries.

From Los Angeles Times

Four operations later and Saschan has had a further endometriosis diagnosis and has been treated for fibroids and a hiatus hernia exacerbated by the wait for surgery on the NHS.

From BBC

Twenty-eight staff members and four inmates, including Garcia, suffered injuries ranging from cuts and bruises to a hernia and serious head trauma.

From Los Angeles Times

At that point hospitals had cancelled all their usual planned work – from hip replacements to hernia repairs.

From BBC